The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Sunderland
North East · 2,318 registered food establishments · 84% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
14 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 46 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 271 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Sunderland interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 75 improved 35 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
100 days median · 170 days average
across 759 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 271 of 362 UK authorities (1 = fastest).
Measured from a business appearing in the published FSA dataset to its first rating appearing there. Authorities publish with delays (appeal windows, batch updates), so this reflects the register's speed, not necessarily inspection speed.
Latest published ratings in Sunderland
New inspection results as they appear on the register, most recent first. Ratings are published with a delay, so these are publication dates, not inspection dates.
| Date | Business | Rating | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | Balér | → | SR1 1RH |
| 2026-10-20 | Chunky Monkey's | → | NE38 8JH |
| 2026-10-20 | Greggs Plc | → | SR4 9FA |
| 2026-10-20 | Subway | → | SR2 0GN |
| 2026-10-20 | ZESTO | → | SR1 3PE |
| 2026-10-20 | Alpha Catering | → |
Latest changes in Sunderland
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | Opened | Malabar | SR6 8DD |
| 2026-10-20 | Opened | Pman Afro Mart | SR1 3JT |
| 2026-10-20 | Opened | Shop Locally | SR3 1JS |
| 2026-10-20 | Opened | Afrolink Hub | SR1 3PE |
| 2026-10-20 | Opened | Chesters Lounge | SR4 7HS |
| 2026-10-20 | Opened | YouBakeMeCrazy | |
| 2026-10-20 | Opened | The Wheelhouse | NE37 1UB |
| 2026-10-20 | Opened | Lizzy's Kitchen |
Contact the council
Think a rating is wrong, or a business is trading here but not listed? The food safety team for this area deals with both. If you run a business here and want a better score, how to improve a food hygiene rating sets out the three ways to respond and which of them needs this team.
These are the contact details the council gives the Food Standards Agency, shown as published. Your message goes to the council, not to us.
If the link has moved, search the council’s own site for food safety.
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